Timeline for Can the Mirror of Erised be fooled?
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| Apr 11, 2017 at 14:08 | comment | added | Obsidia | @DisturbedNeo Yes, that could definitely have worked. Lord Voldemort would certainly have been able to do it, since he was able to make Harry see him having Sirius at the Ministry. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 10:00 | comment | added | DisturbedNeo | In fact, given just how good Voldy was at Legilimency, what he could have done was implant a false vision in Quirrell's mind for the Mirror to read, which would then allow him to get the stone. | |
| Apr 11, 2017 at 2:06 | comment | added | Obsidia | @Ángel Presumably someone talented enough in Occlumency would not only be able to hide their true thoughts, but also show other thoughts in their place. If every time the Dark Lord had looked into Snape's mind, he saw blankness, he would have probably been far more suspicious. So it must be possible to use Occlumency in a way that isn't just making your mind look blank. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 22:09 | comment | added | Ángel | Occlumency is used to hide your own thoughts/motivations/mind. As such, maybe it would be enough to block the mirror from finding your deepest desire. But the key was not that the mirror didn't show you using: the stone but that it showed you _finding it. If you managed to use occlumency to shield from the mirror, I would expect it to be blank (not a bad thing if you wanted to avoid getting hooked to it). | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 17:41 | comment | added | Obsidia | @GoodDeeds With the information we have, we don't know if it would or not. It's also possible that Occlumency wouldn't work on the Mirror of Erised. From what we know, it really can't be determined either way. However, using Occlumency is a very effective way of hiding your thoughts, so it's probably one of the best choices for trying to fool the Mirror. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 17:33 | comment | added | XYZ | This is an interesting use of Occlumency. I didn't think it would apply to objects. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 17:24 | comment | added | Obsidia | @DisturbedNeo Yes, good point. Had the Dark Lord known or suspected how the spell on the Mirror worked, he may have been able to retrieve the Stone with his own thoughts, using Quirrell as only a vessel for himself. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 16:38 | comment | added | DisturbedNeo | Even if Quirrell himself couldn't, we know that Voldy is talented at both Legilimency and Occlumency. | |
| Apr 10, 2017 at 16:23 | history | answered | Obsidia | CC BY-SA 3.0 |